Large living spaces offer a lot of room to move and store a bunch of stuff, but smaller spaces still hold many great possibilities. If you live in a small apartment, how do you make the most of it?

Minimalist living blog Life Edited suggests that small spaces are best furnished with items that serve multiple purposes. That may mean getting a single table for both coffee and dining, or even a convertible couch for sitting and sleeping. They also recommend building your storage upwards to save space:

Almost all of the adAPT NYC submissions included floor-to-ceiling storage. Having high storage utilizes unused vertical space and frees up floor space, making an apartment seem larger. On the high end, Resource Furniture offers modular storage units to fit with their furniture. On the low-end, the IKEA Pax system can be had for less than $1K and is almost 8′ high.